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EMITS
Definition of EMITS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of emit
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Word DNA
EMITS inherits its ancestry from its root, EMIT.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,457)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMIT · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EMITS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
EMITS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found EMITS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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